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Call for Reviews: Reading Religion
AAR-SW Friends, The American Academy of Religion has posted new books for review in their online Book Review forum Reading Religion. Reading Religion (RR) is an open book review website published by the American Academy of Religion (AAR). The site provides up-to-date coverage of scholarly publishing in religious studies, reviewed by scholars with special interest and/or expertise…
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AAR Officer Elections
AAR-SW Friends, Don’t forget to vote for in this year’s AAR Officer Elections. We have several representatives from the Southwest Region on the ballot this year for national offices. The AAR Nominations Committee has placed the following candidates on this year’s ballot: Vice President: José Cabezón and Jacob K. Olupona Secretary: Kimberly Rae Connor and…
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CFA: Harry Ransom Center Research Fellowships (Austin, TX)
AAR-SW Friends, The Harry Ransom Center invites applications for its 2018-2019 research fellowships. The Ransom Center will award 10 dissertation fellowships and up to 50 postdoctoral fellowships for projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections. The collections support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts,…
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CFP: Representing Religion (Boston)
Call for Papers Representing Religion Boston College Biennial Conference on the History of Religion March 23-24, 2018 From illuminated manuscripts to Buddhist stupas to the Pope’s twitter account, the representation of religion has taken many forms over time. Further, the question of who represents religion — lay people or priests, men or women, believers or non-believers —…
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Conference: Southern Historical Association
AAR-SW Friends, The Southern Historical Association will be hosting their 83rd annual meeting in Dallas, TX on November 9-12, 2017. Regional scholars all all aspects of the history of the American South are invited to attend. Registration is now available on their website. The Southern Historical Association was organized on November 2, 1934 and charged…
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CFP – Encyclopedia of Racial Violence
Graduate students, faculty and other practitioners in relevant humanities and social science fields are invited to submit entries for the tentatively titled “Encyclopedia of Racial Violence in America.” If interested, please contact Douglas Flowe ([email protected]) to inquire about the list of essay topics still available before DECEMBER 1, 2017. We will respond to requests as quickly as possible.…
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CFP: Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies
AAR-SW Friends, The Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies has issued a Call for Articles of no more than 20,000 words for their 2018 issue. Interested authors are advised to submit special topics proposals by November 1, and articles for consideration by December 15. Below is the full CFP. Dear colleagues, The Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies now accepts articles…
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CFA: IIIT Winter Student Program in Islamic Studies (Jan 3-12, 2018)
Call for Applications IIIT Winter Student Program in Islamic Studies January 3 – 12, 2018 The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is inviting applications from undergraduate students enrolled in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada to apply for the 2018 IIIT Winter Student Program (WSP) in Islamic Studies. WSP is designed for currently enrolled undergraduate students, regardless…
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CFP Agents of Cultural Change: Jewish and other Responses to Modernity, ca. 1750–1900
Agents of Cultural Change: Jewish and other Responses to Modernity, ca. 1750–1900 International Conference, Washington, DC, October 8–10, 2018 Conveners: Simone Lässig (German Historical Institute, Washington DC), Zohar Shavit (Tel Aviv University), Kerstin von der Krone (German Historical Institute, Washington DC) Deadline: November 15, 2017 Everyday language posits a dichotomy between the traditional and the new, but…
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CFP: Sixteenth Annual Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize 2017
The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem announces the 2017 Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize call for papers. This prize provides $650 for the best published article or paper presented at a conference that treats a topic in the field of Syro-Palestinian or biblical archaeology. Authors must be Ph.D. candidates. They may…
